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With the influential gun industry and gun rights lobby on one side and gun control advocates on the other, gridlock seems inevitable. Now, Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil provides her solution to the gun violence crisis. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 13, 2013 Responding to reports of what Dr. Bonnie believes is the gun industry bullying (http://tinyurl.com/a33rmjv), well-known therapist Dr. Bonnie asks, “How many more need to die? The gun industry is leveraging its financial strength, but at what...

BOSTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bully Dog Technologies is a family-owned company and has exploded since its founding in 1998. Since 2004, Bully Dog has attended the SEMA show in Las Vegas each year. The largest automotive aftermarket trade show in the world, SEMA plays host to over 100,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries. Needless to say, it is always a daunting undertaking for the Bully Dog's sales team. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130110/NE40489 )...

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soma Intimates announces its next Giving is Beautiful(TM) Soma Bra Donation. The nationwide charitable initiative to collect bras for women in need is the largest of its kind. With over 368,000 bras collected to-date, the scale and scope of the project is a testament to Soma Intimates and the Soma customer's dedication to making a difference in women's lives. Starting today and continuing through February 14(th), 2013, the company will accept...

Study by Kennedy Krieger's Interactive Autism Network finds children with autism and psychiatric comorbidities are at especially high risk of being bullied BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience emotional trauma as a result of being bullied, according to findings published today in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, while a significant portion were concerned for...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael Barnes, Executive Director of the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD) today released the following statements in response to the Obama-Biden Administration's issuance of draft guidance on the evaluation and labeling of abuse-deterrent opioid medications: The Obama-Biden Administration states that it intends to incentivize the development of safer medications, but its actions discredit its words....

New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman of The Perecman Firm rails against hate crime. Most recently, a woman pushed a man in front of an oncoming elevated train motivated by hatred for what she perceived to be his religious beliefs. New York, New York (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 In an extreme case of hate crime, a woman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime. Her alleged victim was a man she thought was either Hindu or Muslim. He died after being...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A Huffington Post write-up shed light on an apparent shift in attitudes towards domestic violence. Awareness of this issue is clearly on the rise. An advocate for domestic violence victims, Christian Weems, took note of the information. The article shared statistics compiled by San Francisco polling firm Tulchin Research. Respondents were randomly selected from a pool of 900 English or Spanish speaking adults with access to either a...

National identity theft company partners with uKnow.com to help parents protect their kids from digital dangers. Arlington, VA (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 uKnow.com, Inc. the leading provider of Parental Intelligence Systems announced today it is partnering with IDentity Theft 911 to power SocialScout, an intelligence tool for parents. SocialScout enables parents to monitor and analyze their child’s social networking and mobile phone activity while protecting their privacy and reputation...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online There are several keys to happiness and acceptance. For children, kindness is an important key. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have found that nine- to twelve-year-olds who perform kind acts for others are not only happier, but tend to be more accepted by their peers. Their study, published in Wednesday’s issue of PLoS ONE, suggests that increasing peer...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Domestic violence (DV) can be emotionally scarring no matter who is involved, but some may be more prone to it than others, according to a new study. Those with mental health disorders are more likely to have experienced domestic violence than the general population, say researchers from King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry and University of Bristol. Their study follows previous research showing a link between DV...